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Rocket Lab posts record 2025 as Neutron rocket readies for 2026 debut

Rocket Lab posted its strongest year yet in 2025, setting a company record for Electron launches and mission success while advancing work on its reusable, medium‑lift Neutron — whose inaugural flight has been pushed into 2026 as the company completes further testing.

2025-12-29T15:43:48.984769-08:00

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C‑type asteroid sample analysis strengthens case for asteroid mining

2025-12-29T15:25:39.790345-08:00

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HyPrSpace pivots: French hybrid launcher propulsion pitched to defence customers

2025-12-29T14:46:03.230038-08:00

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Celestis books Stoke Space Nova for 2026 'Infinite Flight' — second deep‑space memorial launch for human remains

2025-12-29T14:06:14.812067-08:00

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Rocket Lab posts record 2025 as Neutron rocket readies for 2026 debut Rocket Lab posted its strongest year yet in 2025, setting a company record for Electron launches and mission success while advancing work on its reusable, medium‑lift Neutron — whose inaugural flight has been pushed into 2026 as the company completes further testing.

2025-12-29T15:43:48.984769-08:00

Rocket Lab posts record 2025 as Neutron rocket readies for 2026 debut

Universe Today

C‑type asteroid sample analysis strengthens case for asteroid mining A team led by the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE‑CSIC) analysed samples from C‑type asteroids and found compositions consistent with their use as a source of raw materials for space operations. The study bolsters the technical case for asteroid mining and informs selection of future prospecting targets.

2025-12-29T15:25:39.790345-08:00

C‑type asteroid sample analysis strengthens case for asteroid mining

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HyPrSpace pivots: French hybrid launcher propulsion pitched to defence customers French launch startup HyPrSpace, fresh from a recent funding round, is pitching its hybrid propulsion system for defence use beyond small orbital launchers. The company is exploring adaptation of the motor for military space platforms and other defence propulsion roles while continuing its commercial launch programme.

2025-12-29T14:46:03.230038-08:00

HyPrSpace pivots: French hybrid launcher propulsion pitched to defence customers

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Celestis books Stoke Space Nova for 2026 'Infinite Flight' — second deep‑space memorial launch for human remains Celestis has booked Stoke Space’s Nova vehicle to carry its 'Infinite Flight' deep‑space memorial mission in 2026, its second service to place human remains into deep space. The flight pairs Celestis’s commercial memorial payloads with Stoke’s in‑space tug and growing orbital logistics capability.

2025-12-29T14:06:14.812067-08:00

Celestis books Stoke Space Nova for 2026 'Infinite Flight' — second deep‑space memorial launch for human remains

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Amanda Nguyen says she faced a 'tsunami of harassment' and depression after Blue Origin's all‑female flight Amanda Nguyen, a scientist who flew on Blue Origin's historic all‑female New Shepard suborbital mission alongside Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez Bezos, says the 11‑minute flight triggered a “tsunami of harassment” and significant depression that followed her after the mission.

2025-12-29T14:04:53.321289-08:00

Amanda Nguyen says she faced a 'tsunami of harassment' and depression after Blue Origin's all‑female flight

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Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers Volta Space is flight-testing its LightGrid satellite system to beam electrical power to lunar landers, aiming to keep surface missions operational through the long, cold lunar night. The demonstration evaluates in-orbit power transmission and lander receiver integration to sustain survival and mission activities.

2025-12-29T09:45:34.757319-08:00

Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers

Space.com

2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year Twelve rocket and spacecraft failures marked 2025, a year of intense launch activity and high-profile setbacks. This roundup examines each anomaly and its operational, programmatic and industrial repercussions for launch providers, national programs and commercial space initiatives, and investor confidence across the sector.

2025-12-29T07:45:01.004107-08:00

2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year

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Top 5 Space Policy Stories of 2025: Year Closes as Jared Isaacman Is Confirmed NASA Administrator The year in space policy closed with the Senate confirming Jared Isaacman as NASA's 15th administrator, ending an 11‑month interim after a protracted vetting process. Isaacman's 'Athena' agenda prioritizes accelerated crewed lunar missions, expanded public–private partnerships and nuclear propulsion, shifting program priorities heading into 2026.

2025-12-29T05:46:44.805743-08:00

Top 5 Space Policy Stories of 2025: Year Closes as Jared Isaacman Is Confirmed NASA Administrator

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Rocket Lab posts record 2025 as Neutron rocket readies for 2026 debut

C‑type asteroid sample analysis strengthens case for asteroid mining

HyPrSpace pivots: French hybrid launcher propulsion pitched to defence customers

Celestis books Stoke Space Nova for 2026 'Infinite Flight' — second deep‑space memorial launch for human remains

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